{"id":32473,"date":"2015-12-05T16:42:22","date_gmt":"2015-12-05T14:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/?p=32473"},"modified":"2015-12-04T21:48:16","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T19:48:16","slug":"member-of-the-month-alessandro-dettorre-one-of-the-greatest-regrets-in-my-life-is-not-having-joined-aegee-earlier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/2015\/12\/05\/member-of-the-month-alessandro-dettorre-one-of-the-greatest-regrets-in-my-life-is-not-having-joined-aegee-earlier\/","title":{"rendered":"Member of the Month Alessandro D\u2019Ettorre: “One of the Greatest Regrets in My Life is Not Having Joined AEGEE Earlier”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Member of the Month of October is Alessandro D\u2019Ettorre from AEGEE-Leuven. He was nominated because of his huge contribution to the locals in organising events and the Summer University, although he was a member only from April to December. His genuine enthusiasm impressed us and we interviewed him to know a little bit more about him.<\/em>
\n\"12185005_926155380807331_6111867317307540577_o\"The AEGEEan: Please, introduce yourself!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alessandro: I am Alessandro, a 24 years old guy from Milan. I came to Leuven to write my master thesis in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology and that was also the reason I became an AEGEE member in the amazing AEGEE-Leuven antenna. I like travelling, getting to know new people, organising events and new experiences…more or less the portrait of the perfect AEGEEan!
\nHow does it feel to be nominated?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most of all, I feel happy that people appreciate my effort and I\u2019m glad that they took some time of their busy lives to make this superkind present by nominating me.
\nWho do you think nominated you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I can not tell, I have met so many amazing people since I became a member in April, but I guess that our new amazing President, Elinne, has something to do with it.
\n\"12186642_926154750807394_8664988377867114542_o\"<\/a>Among the reasons for your nomination was your enthusiasm in doing activities, despite not being a member of the board of AEGEE-Leuven. How important is to make a contribution to your local as a member?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is very important. For me making my own contribution is more rewarding, than just taking part in events, because it really makes you feel that your contribution is useful, and that you can really make a difference. When you see how successful the event that you helped organise is, you really understand what the AEGEE spirit is.
\nYou will finish your thesis soon and you will be back to your hometown. Are you planning to be active in the local present there?<\/strong>
\nOne of the greatest regrets of my life is not joining AEGEE earlier! So of course I will become a member of AEGEE-Milano (greetings if any of you is reading this) and I hope to be just as useful as I have been in Leuven, and to meet wonderful people, as those I met here.
\nHow is taking a semester abroad and why should people do that?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is an incredible experience and everybody should use this opportunity at least once in a lifetime.<\/p>\n

You change in a way you could have never imagined before leaving, and once you come back home you will never be the same. In a positive way, because you will be more open to new people, to new situations and to life in general.
\nLast but not least, let’s do a small game. Explain yourself and your personality using the letters that compose your name.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"12185106_926155137474022_3235109105650237648_o\"That’s difficult, I have a really long name.<\/p>\n

A<\/strong>ltruistic<\/p>\n

L<\/strong>aughing<\/p>\n

E<\/strong>asy going<\/p>\n

S<\/strong>arcastic<\/p>\n

S<\/strong>ingle<\/p>\n

A<\/strong>mazing<\/p>\n

N<\/strong>oisy<\/p>\n

D<\/strong>aring<\/p>\n

R<\/strong>eliable<\/p>\n

O<\/strong>ptimistic
\nWritten by Erika Bettin, AEGEE-Verona<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Member of the Month of October is Alessandro D\u2019Ettorre from AEGEE-Leuven. He was nominated because of his huge contribution to the locals in organising events and the Summer University, although he was a member only from April to December. His genuine enthusiasm impressed us and we interviewed him to know a little bit more about him. The AEGEEan: Please,… Read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":32474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[9,3],"tags":[1054,1813,547,1933],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32473"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32473"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32479,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32473\/revisions\/32479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}